In anticipation….
I’m writing this at a moment of great anticipation. Next week, an exhibition will open in Melbourne: Futureshock (Part 1), at the Per Square Metre Gallery in Johnston Street, Collingwood. Three artists...
View ArticleThe Cans Festival (Mark 1)
In late May this year, artists from a range of different countries (Australia, the US, Holland, France, Portugal and more) were flown to London to take part in creating the Cans Festival, a massive...
View ArticleLosing the image
I’m in London right now, and yesterday I went to Shoreditch, to meet with a gallerist. The area is filled with street art, so, after the meeting I went walking, to see what was on the walls. I had...
View ArticleSuperheroes forever…?
I’ve been thinking a lot about superheroes lately. This might sound odd, but they seem to be in the cultural (and political) air at the moment. Superheroes have featured in recent shows by three...
View ArticleThe buff
Different cities, just as they have distinctive cultures of street art or graffiti, have different policies for removal of illicit images from urban spaces, and different methods of removing (buffing)...
View ArticleThe textures of London
I spent a week in London recently. It’s always interesting to go back to a city after an absence of 18 months and see what’s changed. Usually it’s a matter of noticing which artworks have gone and...
View ArticleBrutal…..
I’m spending a few hours hanging out where there’s some free wifi and hoping to upload another post before I have to head to the airport. I had intended to post something further about Berlin (there...
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